Did I say I was happy?

What I meant was that the Razor is the worst phone in the world... but we won't get into that because thanks to a 30 day exchange policy I am back in good graces with verizon. So today I had my student presentation.... which is actually a very misleading title for the process... what really happened was I was escorted into a tiny office where 15 members of the faculty were squeezed around a long oval table. I sat at the head of the table amongst the chaos that seems to surround film professors and attempted to remind myself not to say 'like' or 'um' too much (I failed on both accounts by the way). So they asked about my most significant film experience and I quite uneloquently answered, then I told them what I had learned from my non film related jobs. Then Someone piped up and said "We have a photo of you and you're wearing that same necklace... is it special? Is it one of those things you wear every day?" I was a bit nervous about the fact that they had somehow obtained a photo of me and was quite curious to know exactly what photo it was, but I just said "Oh my Dad gave me this necklace so yes it's special but I don't wear it every day." So they told me it would have sounded better if I told them i wore it every day... which means I quickly backtracked and changed my answer (jokingly of course... we can't lie to our professors now can we?) So then, my old TMA102 Professor asked me if my head would fall off if I removed the neckalce... if that's any indication of how the interview went then I'm just as stumepd as you as to if I'll get into the program. But all in all I think I did well and really... if I didn't there's not much to be done about it now but wait until the end of December. So there's what's happening in my life right now. Keep your fingers crossed about the major!
Shannen

Happiness is a Warm Gun

So I haven't posted in forever because I haven't been able to figure out my password and account and such... so here I am... Lots of new stuff that can luckily be explained in one short paragraph. First off I finally turned in my application to my major so keep your fingers crossed that I get in. I won't know until a few days before Christmas (Some christmas present if I don't get in huh?) So other than that I did a commercial a week or two ago. It was for a College (soon to be University) right by BYU. It was a little odd that I was talking about how much I loved going to school there when I don't actually go to school there... oh well. It was fun :) I got to be painted all green because their color is green and so they have this whole thing called 'green fever' which is what the commercial was about. It should be posted on youtube on the 15th so I'll post a link here. Alright so last thing is... EVERYONE has to go see "Across the Universe" because it's amazing... I mean, it's the Beatles songs made into a musical... can it get any better? I think not. So definately go see that because I've been listening to nothing but Beatles music for the past month because of it. The end :)
Also, there's this new TV show (though the writers strike I suppose will shut it down for a while) called "Pushine Daisies" and its like an hour of Time Burton each week. It's really visually beautiful and just brilliant. So watch that on wednesdays :) Because really you can't get much better than a show where a guy can touch people and bring them back to life. Plus he makes pies... so that's always fun.

Oh ps: I got a new phone! After 2 years of having a phone that died every 2 seconds! Same number but I'm quite happy :) It's a cute little pink razor! Yay!

I got the part!

So im not sure how many of you knew this but I auditioned for High School Musical (not the movie... the play.... at the draper Historic Theatre) and it was my first audition ever so I wasn't expecting anything at all... I just wanted an ensemble role or something buuutttt... I got the part of Taylor! Which is the main character (Gabriella's) best friend! Im soooo happy you have no idea! My first audition and I got a part... I'm stunned!I was about ready to cry walking up to the cast list because I was sure I hadn't gotten anything! I think this part is perfect because there aren't any solos and not a whole lot of lines and such. Now lets hope I dont freeze up on stage :P So the performances are in August... and I'm way excited... as you can tell from my broken train of thought and terrible use of grammer :P

The Spelling Bee!!!

As requested by Maddie, here are the clay people we made!




Alright so Lyndsey, Brendan, Jackie and I drove like 12 hours from Utah to go see "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" on Saturday in LA... and yeah... those very cramped 12 hours were so worth it! I completely love this show! I had only seen clips of it before but I've always loved the music and stuff. So yeah here's my review of the day. We got to the theatre about 40 minutes before it started. Jackie and I made the cast little clay people (which I'm sure sounds creepy and stalkerish of us but we just really like clay people and the Bee.. so put two and two together and there you go). Jackie did most of the work because I'm creatively impaired... but I did help her! So yeah we got there early to give them to the cast then realized they probably wouldn't let us go see them so we opted to give them to the stage manager. So we went back to the car and who should be walking through the parking lot but Jay (Panch) and Dan (Barfee) so me... being the eloquent person I am yelled "Hey"... and naturally they looked at me but had no idea who I was and so I sat there with my mouth hanging open like an idiot... couldn't think of anything to say. So they kind of smiled and politely made their way to the theatre and of course just to add to the embarassment I yelled "We made you guys presents" after them... which completely destroyed any pride I had left :) Luckily I recovered from my little outburst and we went in and gave the box of gifts to the stage manager.

Alright so I kept telling everyone that when I went to see the Bee I would go right up to the sign up people and ask to be in it (they let 4 audience members come up and spell) and guess what... a lady came up to me and asked if I wanted to sign up to be in the Bee and what do I do? The same thing I did when I so gracefully yelled 'hey' at Dan Fogler...I stood there with my mouth open for a moment before saying "no.... but um... I'm sure my friend would like to".... stupid stupid stupid! But knowing me if they did let me on stage I would get the word "Cow" and completely forget how to spell. Alright so they show was amazing! The cast was just so good and Coneybear as Logainne's dad just kills me :) This little kid was one of the guest spellers, Ben Cooper I think was his name... and they called him mini cooper... seriously the cutest thing I've ever seen. Pandemonium was awesome to watch! There was just so much going on during that song but it was so well done. 'Woe is Me' (my favorite song, surprise surprise) was so good! I love love love Jesse as Logainne's dad. He and Derrick are hilarious. I love when he says "Daddy conference now". Classic line :) The part where Chip gets out is so funny. I love being in an audience with people who aren't familiar with the show. This row of girls in front of me all gasped and started giggling when Chip stood up and pulled down his sign. It was great sitting behind those girls just to see their reactions! Oh and when Coneybear and Logainne got out I think everyone in the audience wanted to cry... Right when they hit the bell for Coneybear everyone around me went "awwwwww". 'I Speak Six Languages' was just awesome... it looks exhausting though so kudos to Deborah for doing it. Celia, Derrick and Lisa totally nailed "The I Love You Song". It was amazing and depressing all at the same time. And Jay (who plays Panch and I sadly didn't get to meet) was awesome! I love when he freaks out on the spellers or just gets really annoyed at them... definately makes the show! The whole interaction between him and Coneybear is awesome. So the play itself was amazing.

After the play we ran to the stage door... which it turned out we didn't have to do because they don't bolt from the theatre like we thought. So I met Celia first and luckily I didn't sit there speechless like I thought I might... I did, however, act very fangirlish with all of them... it was pretty embarassing. I was like "I love the Bee you guys are so great!" I'm sure they thought I was crazy. Then I met Sarah... which just about made my life! Sarah is seriously so funny and way nice... plus Logainne is my favorite character in the show so it was amazing that I got to meet her. I did say embarassing stuff to her too (Like admitting I made a Logainne fan club on facebook... wow... that's just something you should never admit) but still.. she was so nice about everything. The entire cast really was so great! I'm sure they were all in a hurry and didn't have time to be bothered by us but they all still talked and took pictures and signed stuff.

Sadly though they didn't get the clay things Jackie and I made before we met them... I'm hoping the stage manager gave them to them before or after the night show... but yeah... I felt kind of dumb saying "Hey my roommate and I made you guys clay figures of your characters but you don't have them yet"... totally makes us sound weird... but they turned out cool so who cares if it comes off as obsessive right?

So all in all this was the BEST trip ever! I love the spelling bee and I'm just soooooo happy I got to see the OBC before they never work together again! So yeah... amazing trip.

Prepare yourself for 239018032 pictures!

Update on life

Well lets see. This is just gonna have to be a choppy post because there's lots to say and no eloquent way to say it. So I've finally decided on a major. I'll major in English teaching and minor in Art History and Documentary film making. That way I'll be a high school English teacher (as my day job) and a famous author/actor/filmmaker/Broadway star/everything else at night and during the summer. Perfect plan? I like to think so.
Alright next. I love my political science class! It really makes me appreciate living in America. I mean... people always complain about corruption and stuff but just try living in Russia where they treat their politicians like waitresses... Don't need to pay them well because they're expected to get tips (aka bribes). This class has really made me want to travel so I can see all of these different political systems in action. And also when I'm a famous author I'm going to build 348437842 schools in the Chinese urban areas for the migrant children from rural ares to attend because it's just not fair that these bright children can't go to good schools just because they're from the rural part of China.
So anyways, on to less serious matters. Wicked is now officially in LA and I couldn't be happier... which sadly is a line from one of the songs... I didn't even mean to do that... odd. So I've found out that you can get tickets for as cheap as $32... I'm sure the seats are terrible but who cares? It's Wicked! So my roommates and I will hopefully be going right after finals and I may get the chance to go again over the summer.
So I just need to quickly suggest that everyone read "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" because it's just so beautifully written that I can now die happy after reading it. True it's pretty dark but I like dark stories... which reminds me...
Johnny Depp is going to be in Sweeny Todd directed by none other then my favorite director Tim Burton! Sweeny Tood is a creepy story in and of itself but get Tim Burton in on the action... should be good.
Also, Hairspray the movie is set to come out in July... It's full of famous people plus seeing John Travolta dressed up as a fat woman should just about make my life.
Well I think that's about it... I'm in love with the Office... and yeah... that's all. Oh wait no it's not... I love my tap class =) Now I'm done
<3 Shannen

PS... I went to Mars